Completed Anime
Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You!

“Satoshi and Pikachu journey to find Legendary Houou, facing rivals and releasing Butterfree along the way.”

Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You!

7.18
3,762 rank · 66,525 viewers · 76 favorites
Action Adventure Comedy Kids
1 episodes · 1 hr 38 min min · OLM · PG - Children
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Synopsis

Satoshi and Pikachu journey to find Legendary Houou, facing rivals and releasing Butterfree along the way.

When Satoshi oversleeps on his 10th birthday, he ends up with a stubborn Pikachu instead of the first partner Pokémon he wanted! But after a rocky start, Satoshi and Pikachu become close friends and true partners—and when they catch a rare glimpse of the Legendary Pokémon Houou in flight, they make plans to seek it out together, guided by the Rainbow Wing it leaves behind. Trainers Makoto and Souji join Satoshi on his journey. Along the way, Satoshi catches an abandoned Hitokage, raises a Pokémon from Caterpie to Butterfree and then releases it to follow its heart, and meets the mysterious Mythical Pokémon Marshadow. When they near their goal, the arrogant Cross—Hitokage’s former Trainer—stands in their way! Can Satoshi and Pikachu defeat this powerful Trainer and reach Houou as they promised, or will their journey end here? (Source: Official site)

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Community consensus

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6.2 /10

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63% recommend
Score distribution
median 6 mode 4 σ 2.21
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σ 2.21 · split reception

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4.9 pts

Recommenders 8.4 · others 3.5

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↑ 3.22

Running avg · Nov 2017 → Jun 2022

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A Movie Production

OLM.
in association with

TV Tokyo · TOHO

  • Format 1 × 98′ eps × min
  • Total runtime 1h 38m all episodes
  • Aired Jul 2017 – ongoing
  • Source Movie media type
  • Rated PG Children
  • Ref. BS-12094 catalog

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